diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/public/static/data-mapping-gif.gif b/packages/editor-ui/public/static/data-mapping-gif.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f12a51c8b
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diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataTable.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataTable.vue
index 398478aa63..4785761991 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataTable.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataTable.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<tr>
 					<th v-for="(column, i) in tableData.columns || []" :key="column">
 						<n8n-tooltip placement="bottom-start" :disabled="!mappingEnabled || showHintWithDelay" :open-delay="1000">
-							<div slot="content">{{ $locale.baseText('dataMapping.dragColumnToFieldHint') }}</div>
+							<div slot="content" v-html="$locale.baseText('dataMapping.dragColumnToFieldHint')"></div>
 							<Draggable type="mapping" :data="getExpression(column)" :disabled="!mappingEnabled" @dragstart="onDragStart" @dragend="(column) => onDragEnd(column)">
 								<template v-slot:preview="{ canDrop }">
 									<div :class="[$style.dragPill, canDrop ? $style.droppablePill: $style.defaultPill]">
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
index 8718154626..cbe5823085 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@
 	"dataDisplay.needHelp": "Need help?",
 	"dataDisplay.nodeDocumentation": "Node Documentation",
 	"dataDisplay.openDocumentationFor": "Open {nodeTypeDisplayName} documentation",
-	"dataMapping.dragColumnToFieldHint": "Drag onto a field to map column to that field",
+	"dataMapping.dragColumnToFieldHint": "<img src='/static/data-mapping-gif.gif'/> Drag onto a field to map column to that field",
 	"dataMapping.dragFromPreviousHint": "Map data from previous nodes to <b>{name}</b><br/> by first clicking this button",
 	"dataMapping.success.title": "You just mapped some data!",
 	"dataMapping.success.moreInfo": "Check out our <a href=\"https://docs.n8n.io/data/data-mapping\" target=\"_blank\">docs</a> for more details on mapping data in n8n",
-	"dataMapping.tableHint": "Drag a column onto <b>{name}</b> to map it",
+	"dataMapping.tableHint": "<img src='/static/data-mapping-gif.gif'/> Drag a column onto <b>{name}</b> to map it",
 	"dataMapping.mapSpecificColumnToField": "Map {name} to field",
 	"displayWithChange.cancelEdit": "Cancel Edit",
 	"displayWithChange.clickToChange": "Click to Change",